MIKE CLEVELAND WITH TROPHIES Mike Cleveland of Monticello weighed a five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds, 6 ounces Saturday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Bulldog Division event on Lake Oconee. For his victory, Cleveland earned $3,879.“It was a pretty slow start to the day,” said Cleveland. “I didn’t catch my first fish until 10:30…
THE BUCKS PLAY WELL, WIN, BRING HOME STATE TITLE The Buck’s travel baseball team traveled to Statesboro last weekend to play in the USSSA 10 and under AA State tournament. “The boys played hard all weekend and brought home the state title,” said Magen Wages, mother of team member Tyler. The Buck’s scored 50 runs…
Jimmie Lee Rooks, 78, of Monticello died June 12, 2012 at Grady Memorial Hospital. Mr. Rooks was born January 22, 1934 to Henry and Sally Mae Jackson. He married Madotha R. Rooks, and was a devoted husband for over 50 years. Mr. Rooks was an avid fisherman and loved to hunt. He worked for the…
Shannan Dorthea Campbell Faircloth, 42, of Dothan, Ala., died Thursday, June 14, 2012. Shannan Faircloth was born in Griffin, to the late Douglas M. Campbell and Marsha White Cleveland. She graduated from Monticello High School in 1987. She loved to participate in local plays and talent shows. She was a member of Eastern Star in…
DeLuquies Tuwarn “Skeet” Childs, Sr., 39, of Jackson died June 8, 2012. Mr. Childs was born January 24, 1973 to the late Fred Lee Childs, Sr., and Cunthia Denise Murick-Childs. He joined Friendship A.M.E. Chuch at an early age. He attended Jackson High School and enjoyed singing in his spare time. Mr. Childs joined the…
There are some people who just have a natural green thumb who could probably just haphazardly pitch some seeds at the dirt and three months later those seeds would produce plants with big juicy tomatoes, large green bell peppers, you name it. Then, there are the rest of us, the dreamers, the wanna be gardeners.…
BURT JONES Republican businessman Burt Jones has qualified to run for State Senate district 25. The district includes the Jasper as well as Baldwin, Butts, Greene, Morgan, and Putnam Counties, as well as a portion of Jones, Bibb and Walton Counties. Mr. Jones is running in the Republican Primary against incumbent Senator Johnny Grant. Robert…
Members of the Jasper County School board voted unanimously to hire 11 people at their regular business meeting Tuesday night. The school has cut 19 positions this year in order to absorb costs of instruction increases. Those hired at Tuesday’s meeting include Tonya Newton, teacher for Jasper County Pre-K; Joyce Christy, teacher; Donna Kennedy, teacher;…
PERKINS, EVANS AND WARREN Carlie Allison Evans, received a softball scholarship from Point University on June 12. Miss Evans will start classes in the fall, and plans to major in Criminal Justice. She is pictured here (center) with head coach, Jennifer Perkins (left), and assistant coach, Sarah Warren. Founded in 1937 as Atlanta Christian College,…
TED DUNAGAN Ted Dunagan, book author and part-time columnist, reporter and feature writer for The Monticello News received his third “Georgia Author of the Year” award of young adult fiction last Saturday at a ceremony at Kennesaw State University. This year’s award was for Trouble on the Tombigbee, his third young adult fiction book featuring…